Project for Construction of the Vessel for Investigation of Fisheries and Oceanography

OUTLINE OF THE PROJECT

The Instituto del Mar del Peru (IMARPE) had long operated two research vessels, the Humboldt and the SNP-1, to conduct the oceanographic and fisheries resource surveys essential for fisheries management. However, by 1996 the SNP-1 was 28 years old and badly deteriorated, and the limited capacity of its survey equipment and a shortage of accommodation for researchers prevented it from carrying out the surveys required. The government of Peru therefore requested a replacement research vessel from Japan. This project provided a new fisheries and oceanographic research vessel, aiming to continue surveys such as stock assessments and to strengthen the research system.